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Tool 442 · Bibliography formatter + reference doctor

Fix the list without pretending to rewrite the sources.

Paste a messy bibliography, split wrapped references safely, remove list markers, detect duplicates, normalize DOI forms, sort or preserve citation order, apply list-level formatting, inspect style consistency, and export a clean document-ready reference list.

APA 7MLA 9Chicago 18HarvardIEEEVancouver
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Formatter, not fake citation conversion. This tool cleans, organizes and presents references you already have. It does not claim that adding a hanging indent converts an APA citation into MLA or Chicago. Style-specific citation content still belongs in the dedicated OneFreePlace citation generators.
Local-only processingNear-duplicate detectionWrapped-line repairRich RTF/HTML exportStyle Doctor

Paste bibliography

Paste plain references, copied numbered lists, wrapped lines, or mixed whitespace. Markdown *italics* are preserved in rich output.

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Tip: wrapped lines are joined when Smart auto detects they belong to the same reference. Original text remains available until you replace it.
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Editable source list. Each card is one reference. Excluding a card removes it from output without deleting it. Reorder manually or let the selected ordering profile sort the output.

References

—Detected years
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—Input numbering
—Likely style fingerprint
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0RTL-script references
Style fingerprint is heuristic. It looks at numbering, year placement, DOI syntax and punctuation patterns. It is a clue for cleanup—not a claim that every pasted reference is correctly formatted in that style.
Exports contain the currently included, ordered and cleaned references. Rich formats preserve Markdown italics where detectable and apply the selected list layout.

Why this exists: mainstream citation managers are good at generating references from metadata. Bibliography Formatter is for the messy last mile—cleaning pasted lists, fixing wrapping and numbering, finding duplicates, auditing consistency, applying document-level bibliography presentation, and exporting without forcing an account or uploading a paper.